Damascus International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Damascus, Damascus Governorate (Syria)

IATA: DAM ICAO: OSDI

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

2,020 ft

616 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

33.4115°, 36.5156°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#364 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Syria)

#1 of 1 in SY

#2 of 6 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DAM in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #364 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · #1 in Syria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

DAM lies at 616 m (2,020 ft), #130 of 650 published airports by elevation and 80.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), 57 NM, 12,467 ft. Next: ADJ 90.4 NM. BEY has the radius's longest runway, 656 ft more than DAM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

DAM runway: 05R/23L 11,811 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05R/23L	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05L/23R	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (Beirut)	`BEY`	57 NM (105.6 km)	12,467 ft	✅ Lighted
Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport (Amman)	`ADJ`	90.4 NM (167.4 km)	10,745 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →